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This Streaming Service Is Offering Films About Black Lives For Free

The Criterion Collection, a streaming platform which specialises in “important classic and contemporary films”, has made a range of titles about Black lives available for free. These titles include classic films by Black female directors such as Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust, a highly acclaimed and visually stunning 1991 […]

John Boyega’s Passionate Speech In London Was Full Of Pain & Promise

John Boyega’s Passionate Speech In London Was Full Of Pain & Promise

As stateside protests against police brutality and systemic racism continue in the United States, Black people scattered across the diaspora are feeling the pain. Having also experienced their own strand of racism — anti-Blackness is a global and intergenerational phenomenon — similar demonstrations are popping up across the world. In […]

Friday’s Lunar Eclipse Is A Sign Of Revolution

Friday’s Lunar Eclipse Is A Sign Of Revolution

This Friday’s full moon is no ordinary full moon. Traditionally coinciding with wild strawberry season, June’s is known as a full strawberry moon, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. But astrologically, there’s nothing cute or whimsical about this lunar event. It opposes the Sun in Gemini and forms a lunar […]

With Filming on Hold, What Have TV and Film Costume Designers Been Up To?

With Filming on Hold, What Have TV and Film Costume Designers Been Up To?

Like celebrity stylists pivoting toward creative new ways to service their clients and determining alternative income streams during the Covid-19 pandemic, costume designers find themselves in a unique position, too.  With productions across the country and major studios shut down, their demanding day jobs, which usually stretch into night (or start […]

Ending The Fur Trade Could Help Prevent Future Pandemics

Ending The Fur Trade Could Help Prevent Future Pandemics

PJ Smith is the director of fashion policy for the Humane Society of the United States. He works with leading fashion companies—including Gucci, Prada, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Michael Kors, Farfetch, Armani, and InStyle magazine—to set policies that have reformed apparel supply chains and revolutionised the way the fashion industry views animals. […]